obbosí
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Possibly derived from Danish op og se ("upwards, and see").[1]
Interjection edit
obbosí
- An interjection used by adults towards children when something (an item or the child) is being lifted, acting as a mild word of encouragement; upsadaisy.
- oops, uh-oh, whoops-a-daisy, a word used when a mildly silly mistake has been made
- Synonym: úps
References edit
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon, Íslensk orðsifjabók.